EDB and SCOLAR organise Closing cum Award Presentation Ceremony of Biliteracy and Trilingualism Campaign 2025 (with photos)
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Officiating at the ceremony, the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, said in her speech that Hong Kong, as an international metropolis where East meets West, requires a large pool of biliterate and trilingual talent to demonstrate its important role as a "super connector". This is also crucial to consolidating its status as an international education hub in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. She emphasised that mastering biliteracy and trilingualism is essential for realising Hong Kong's development of the "eight centres" as outlined in the National 14th Five-Year Plan, and for seizing opportunities arising from the Belt and Road Initiative and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Under "one country, two systems", biliteracy and trilingualism stands as one of the advantages of education in Hong Kong.
She said that over the years, the EDB and SCOLAR have been working together to promote biliteracy and trilingualism. Measures introduced in recent years include encouraging teachers to improve their Putonghua proficiency by utilising the Language Fund to sponsor them to take the Putonghua Proficiency Test. In addition, a one-off grant has been provided to schools for implementing the promotion of self-directed language learning (English and Putonghua) initiative, helping students to enhance their self-directed learning capabilities and biliterate and trilingual skills. It is hoped that, through collective efforts, the Campaign will strengthen Hong Kong's language and talent capital, enabling the city to leverage its advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland while being closely connected to the world.
At the ceremony, the Chairperson of SCOLAR, Dr Anissa Chan, expressed gratitude to the Biliteracy and Trilingualism Campaign 2025 Ambassador, Hins Cheung, and organisations and individuals from various sectors for their support, which contributed to the success of the Campaign. She particularly thanked Hins Cheung and individuals from diverse professional fields for sharing language-learning insights and personal experiences through short videos, illustrating how their biliterate and trilingual abilities have played a crucial role in their personal and career development. She also thanked community partners for organising engaging and meaningful competitions and activities, schools for enthusiastically participating in the One-minute Video Production Competition, and partners from the education sector and various industries for their assistance in producing the videos to promote biliteracy and trilingualism.
Dr Chan pointed out that the Student Language Ambassadors will play a key role in enhancing language proficiency in the community. SCOLAR, in partnership with the EDB, programme partners and key industries, will continue to promote language learning with a view to enhancing the language abilities of Hong Kong citizens.
Awards of the One-minute Video Production Competition were presented at the ceremony. The award-winning works, produced by students, integrated vibrant creative elements, showcasing their proficiency in biliteracy and trilingualism. They effectively promote Hong Kong's position as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange and as an international educational hub.
Community partners, including the Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre Social Welfare, the Smart Education Charitable Foundation and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, invited winners of their respective activities and competitions to perform or share insights at the ceremony. Their performances were engaging and rich in content. Students demonstrated outstanding language skills and mastery of biliteracy and trilingualism. The vibrant atmosphere infused the ceremony with joy and dynamism, marking a successful conclusion to the Campaign.
The ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, with around 400 attendees, including guests from the business sector, arts and cultural sector, and community organisations, as well as teachers, parents and students. For further information about the ceremony and the Biliteracy and Trilingualism Campaign 2025, please visit the SCOLAR website (scolarhk.edb.hkedcity.net/en/Biliteracy_and_Trilingualism_Campaign) or SCOLAR's social media page.
Ends/Friday, June 27, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:30
Issued at HKT 17:30
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